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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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